>> live and in hd, this is abc seven news at 11:00. on your side. captioned by thenational captioning institute-- www.ncicap.org-->> a maryland woman is dead tonight. her body was found in her home -- by the time she was taken to the hospital it was too late. >> police are on the hunt for her killer. joining us from prince george's police headquarters. >> they do have a basic description, but that is part of the problem. it is just a basic description. they are urging the public for help in this matter to find out who killed this elderly woman. >> residents who live along the 1200 block of chapel oaks ride

in capitol heights, maryland are beside themselves with worriedy after the elderly nadir -- neighbor geraldine mcintire was murdered inside her home. >> it is scary. we have children and grandchildren. >> authorities say saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. they performed a welfare check on the home. that is when they found mcintyre suffering from upper body. she died a short time later. the first thing you notice is the land -- ramp. she had mobility issues. vulnerable to the overpowering evil us of violence. >> she was very nice. beautiful people, nice neighbors. >> detectives canvassed the community, handing out flyers and placing them under screen doors and windshields, anybody -- anywhere they could to drum

up leads. >> they are trying to alert the neighborhood and people in the vicinity as to what occurred yesterday. >> authorities will not discuss if the crime was random or if the elderly woman was targeted. it is too early in the investigation for that kind of information. they are urging the public to pass on information. jay korff, abc seven news. >> a southeast dc man is recovering from a gunshot wounds. the shooting happened this afternoon on buena vista terrace. police arrived and found the victim. the man had been shot multiple times. police are still searching for the gunman. police are searching for a man who stabbed to people outside a nightclub called paddy boom boom. of the are expected to survive. police are trying to figure out if the people involved were

inside the nightclub before the stabbing took place. >> a $1 million reward is now being offered for the ex-los angeles police officer suspected of killing three people. the mayor of los angeles announced a reward for christopher dorner. there was extra police protection at the grammy awards tonight in case he tried to strike at a high-profile events like the awards show. police continue to look for him in the mountains west of los angeles -- east of los angeles where his burned-out truck was found last week. two men are being questioned in as people of interest in the deadly shooting of a growth who was killed just days after performing at the presidential inauguration. first lady michelle obama attended her funeral. the men were taken into custody. no charges have been filed. >> the aftermath of the massive blizzard -- 11 deaths are being blamed on the storm. in the meantime airports and public transit up and down the

northeast are slowly coming back online. teeple are trying to dig their way out. many are still without power this evening. there is a new worry in the form of rain that is on the way and could added to roofs already piled high with heavy snow. another update on this story in our next half-hour. first, another case of mother nature's theory -- in mississippi, a tornado has swept through. you can see the twister slowly moving across the city as it moved buildings on the campus of the university of mississippi. police have declared a state of emergency and campus and emergency officials say no deaths have been reported but three people were injured. >> no tornadoes around here but we are in for a bit of a ride. >> could be a very interesting

week from a weather standpoint. let's check in with meteorologist steve rudin. >> about 1.5 inches of snow at reagan national airport. later on this week we could see changes. look at our doppler radar. a few showers to the west of d.c.. they will eventually make their way to the metro area during the early morning hours and will stay with us for the rush-hour commute. temperatures outside of bottoming out pretty early this evening. 39 at dulles. winchester at 39 degrees. temperatures will begin to rise in the morning hours and we will look for temperatures eventually making it into the 50's for the day tomorrow. some storms on the way. wednesday we could be looking at a wintry mix. more on that in just a few

minutes. >> thanks so much. president barack obama will deliver his state of the union address. gun control is one of the issues he's expected to talk about. tom ramsey joins me with what some local people are hoping to hear. >> these are nervous times around the dc area because the looming big budget cuts of the government could hurt the local economy. we asked them, what do you want to hear from the president? after spending time on issues from guns to gay rights to immigration, the president is expected on tuesday night to focus largely on one thing. >> the economy will be central. >> people like lisa claiborne want to hear something that will increase optimism. >> consumer confidence is huge. if people do not feel confident they will not go and buy something. >> the president is expected to talk about the sequestration battle -- across the board cuts

will hit march 1 if he and congress cannot reach a alternative. it will likely hit the dc area harder than anybody -- anywhere else. democrats predict nationwide job losses. >> 600,000 people out of work. this will increase unemployment. >> republicans say across the board may not be the best way but the cuts have to be made. they do not want to hear the president proposed a tax hike to lessen the dollar amount of cuts. >> you cannot in this town every three months raise taxes. >> a local contractor is keeping a close eye on the sequestration issue. >> it has a direct impact. >> linda says the bickering needs to stop. >> nobody is trying to get anything done. they are trying to make their own side look better than the other side. >> there are issues like sequestration and the economy as a whole -- they are expected to be the main thrust of the speech. the president is expected to

address other issues, like gun control. former arizona representative gabriel reference -- gabriel giffords is expected to be in attendance at the capital. >> you can watch the state of the union address right here on abc 7. it starts at 9:00 p.m. on tuesday night. >> the former first lady of maryland may make a political run of her own. the wife of former governor romney erlich is interested in being the next anne arundel county executive. it's became open after the last person to hold the office was resigned. >> it is significant that i am a woman. i think women in the county, it would be a big breath of fresh air. >> she said she only considered running six days ago. candidates interested in the job have to apply by friday. the council has 30 days to pick

someone. >> the university of maryland campus security is tighter tonight. it comes after several brazen robberies on school grounds. >> on a mostly quiet you m.d. -- umd campus, growing concerns about a string of armed robberies the victims all students. >> i have not seen so many robberies in a short stretch. >> the latest incident this past friday. a female student robbed at gunpoint in this parking lot for cash and gift cards. most students are savvy enough to take precautions. >> i look around at my surroundings and try to be aware. >> but that has not stopped other robbers. >> a college campus -- they will hit anyone. >> police have made arrests. three men are in custody after police say they beat and robbed

a man in front of this baltimore avenue café. one man now faces robbery charges, accused of trying to steal a student's laptop. increased campus patrols and a campaign to highlight the location of emergency phones are all part of a heightened campus safety plan. >> patrols or whatever, changing how they go about, more resources, protecting students here. >> students say they appreciate the measures, but authorities say this is also about keeping eyes and ears open. >> one more note from the campus. a woman who told police she was gun that -- robbed at gunpoint earlier this week is under arrest tonight. police say when they looked at surveillance tape from that day, the crime did not take place. she has been charged with making a false statement to a police officer. >> members of the d.c. national

guard are heading out of town. the 372nd military police battalion got a emotional sending off. they will be patrolling a detention center. members have been training for this assignment for more than a year. >> my company commander the police academy, it all prepared be well. >> they will leave on tuesday and will be deployed for 10 months. many of them worked for area police departments and are leaving their families and jobs behind. for some of them this will be the second or third deployment. >> a shooting in the middle of a mardi gras celebration, caught on tape.

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at 11:00, on your side. >> the countdown to mardi gras took on a violent turn in new orleans. those were gunshots that you heard their on crowded bourbon street as people gathered to mark the weekend before fat tuesday. a witness to the shooting tapes the incident and handed it to police. four people were injured. three are out of the hospital tonight. investigators say an argument preceded the shooting. they are still looking for three men they say were involved. the people are dead after a helicopter crash in los angeles during a film shoot. it happened around 4:00 this morning at a ranch. police say the ranch was being used as a location for a reality tv show. they are looking into the cause of the crash. >> the family of joe paterno says that the university rushed to judgment in the jerry

sandusky sex abuse case. they released a report performed by a former attorney general -- he said the report diversity report was fundamentally wrong. they blamed paterno and others for covering up sandusky's crimes. they will be talking with haiti court right here tomorrow. -- katie couric right here tomorrow. >> the tornado again -- there was significant damage. there have been no reports of death. we are being told the debris is making it hard for crews to check on everyone. >> the weather in other parts of the country, it looks like we are pretty fortunate here. >> students at the university were on mardi gras break. we have 1.5 inches of snow so

far at reagan national airport. growing concern we may be looking at the potential for more to add to that later on this week. we will talk about that in just a minute. and outside now, temperatures not so. 39 degrees at 11:00 at night. highs today made it up to 46 degrees. our average for this time of year is also at 46. the record was 68 back in 1960. bristolw, virginia, 36 degrees after a high of 45. 34 degrees at lafayette elementary school in the district. as we move through the early morning hours and into 11:00 12:00, temperatures across the board are well above freezing. colder air just off to the north and east, a fresh

snowpack on the ground. 14 in burlington, vermont. compare that to the 40 degrees at charleston. indianapolis at 50. we will see highs around 55 degrees in the district tomorrow. that will not last very long. the cold front marching its way to the east. showers just on our doorstep will arrive during the early morning hours. good news is temperatures will remain above freezing. anything that falls from the sky across the metro area will fall in the form of rain. to the north of us we may see some freezing rain. that is why we have a freezing rain advisory north of the district and into pennsylvania. the bigger problem tomorrow morning may be areas of dense fog. here is our futurecast as we move through the overnight and into tomorrow. showers will arrive in the

morning hours. rush-hour commute will be wet. you will want to grab your umbrella. skies will break up. temperatures in the middle 50's. he further said you go, they may even touched 60 degrees. to the north, colder in the upper 40's. here is tuesday -- we will see a quiet day on tuesday, followed by wintry weather, mainly rain on wednesday. the weekend is when our next focus will be. temperatures will rise as we move through the early morning hours. for tomorrow, temperatures not so bad. 53-60 degrees, wind out of the south and west. here is your extended outlook. cooler air on wednesday. by thursday, quiet. friday, the potential for a weekend storm. a lot of question marks are

popping up. better to know a little bit than nothing at all, but we are looking at the potential for some measurable snow next weekend. potential. >> those with travel plans may want to keep an i on the weather. >> we have been keeping an i on nba action. there was a lot today. >> the miami heat were in action. and a lot of college basketball. we will tell you.

>> and now the toyta sports desk, brought to you by your local toyortta dealers. >> the terrapins have a lot to prove. but they did not prove anything against virginia allowing them to shoot 59%.

the coach said they were just half a step behind. justin anderson made 14 points. he shot 52%, leading at the half. terps trying to hang in. he comes up with it and goes all the way for the layoff. -- lay-up. a big game off the bench by paul jespersen. giving uva the lead. virginia wins, 80-69. amid all the past week's drama around dwight howard and his shoulder injury and kobe's public comments criticizing, the lakers played one of their best games in the season. at that did not even matter. fourth quarter, kobe bryant has it -- but then he takes it up

court. the alley-oop for the game. enjoy this in slow motion. he could be the mvp again this year. he falls down with that jumper points to the scoreboard. the heat win, 107-97. jason kidd comes up with the steal. you know the rest. 53-pointers on the day. finished with 42 points. doing work in the lane. he put up 25 points, second game back from injury. after so many heart wrenching losses, the capitals finally showed they can come to life again. you specially against the conference. the goalie stopped 27 shots and

shut out the florida panthers. he had four points and is continuing to crawl up. you cannot hang your hat on only one measure of success. you need to keep on going. they face florida yet again on tuesday and need to remember the positives moving forward. >> i still think there are things we can clean up, as you can every game. but we did a lot of things well. we did not give them a lot of chances, which is the goal. there is only one win. obviously we need it. monday we to go back to work. we play them again tuesday. enjoy the moment, and then get back to work. >> check this out. a college basketball game in denver was postponed because of that. he took the whole blackboard down. no surprise -- the whole

backboard down. no surprise. it was postponed and colorado eventually lost. and this. queen victoria the condor at a bakersfield condors game. i maintain she did not like the singing. hitting those high notes -- she bolted off of the penalty box and just had a mind of her own. she had to be wrangled by the bird man joe. she later went into the layers tunnel. pitchers and catchers report on tuesday to spring training. i will be heading down there. we will have all the live reports. >> looking at the temperature for tomorrow -- 80 degrees in florida. it will be rough for you. stephen siegel has taken on a new role. >>

>> actor steven seagal is lending a hand to police in arizona. sheriff joe arpaio recruited him to train officers in hand to hand combat. they also ran a simulated school shooting where they -- officers

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